2H-Perfluoropropane

CAS 431-89-0

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$4M

Top sourceChina 65%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290346 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290346, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 65%ChinaDE 35%Germany

Mexico

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Chemours

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthMetals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fire extinguishing agent in Machinery Manufacturing (40%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS431-89-0

PubChem CID67940

DTXSIDDTXSID4042048

FormulaC3HF7

Mol. Weight170.03 g/mol

SMILESC(C(F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)F

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4042048Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 67940Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2H-Perfluoropropane (CAS 431-89-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/431-89-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4042048. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4042048 PubChem: 67940. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/67940 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 431-89-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 431-89-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290346 for CAS 431-89-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/